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Statement on Caribbean Examinations Council Examinations: Queries and Reviews (Caribbean Examinations Council Press Release) The Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) continues to work assiduously to complete Queries and Requests for Reviews, in order to finalise grades for Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate® (CSEC®) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®) July/August examinations. We understand the psychosocial impact of the extended COVID-19 related circumstances and have heard the concerns […More]

CARICOM Expresses Sadness and Concern Over US Protests At Capitol Hill, Washington Reactions continue to pour in following the dramatic events on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, in Washington DC. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed deep sadness and concern with the unprecedented scenes that unfolded at the Capitol Building in Washington DC, USA, during the certification of the votes of […More]

STATEMENT BY REV. AL SHARPTON ON JUSTICE DEPARMENT NOMINATIONS MADE BY PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN January 6, 2021 (New York, NY) Today, Rev. Al Sharpton released the following statement upon the Justice Department nominations made by President-elect Joe Biden: “I would have still preferred a Black Attorney General nominee or someone with a clear record on voting rights and police reform, […More]

$600 stimulus checks arriving ‘as early as tonight’ while increase to $2,000 stalls in Senate Dec. 29 — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said $600 payments should have started to be delivered as early as last Tuesday night (12/29/20), as Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell continues to block efforts by President Donald Trump and Democrats to increase stimulus payments to Americans. Mnuchin announced that “The Department of Treasury and […More]

Trinidad’s US Embassy Says President Maduro is to be Blamed for Crisis in Venezuela The United States Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago has stated that the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and those who back him, must be blamed for the crisis facing the South American nation. In a statement on Sunday, the Port of Spain-based Embassy said the […More]

Effective immediately, the Government of Jamaica will ban all flights coming into the island from the UK for a period of two weeks, ending January 4, 2021. However, flights coming into country over the next 24 hours and outbound flights to the UK will be allowed up to midnight Tuesday, December 22. The country is expecting three flights from the […More]

Grenada to Impose Curfew to Curb COVID-19 Spread The Government of Grenada on Monday announced that it will be imposing a curfew starting at 8:00 pm as part of measures to control and contain the spread of COVID-19 which has been spiking since a cluster was identified at the all-inclusive Sandals Resort on the weekend of December 12. Prime Minister […More]

Dear Fellow Jamaicans in the Diaspora and Friends of Jamaica, I am delighted to convey warm greetings to you and your loved ones, on the occasion of this yuletide season. This has been a difficult year for us all as we continue to battle with the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. Over the past nine months, not only have the livelihood of Jamaicans […More]

British MP Baker responds to Rowley “God bless you all” British Member of Parliament Steven Baker has responded to criticisms levelled against him by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley. Earlier this week in the UK Parliament, Baker had appealed to the T&T Government to repatriate its citizens stranded in the UK. He said there are currently T&T citizens in his […More]

World Bank urges Caribbean countries to contain costs while awaiting COVID vaccine (CMC) A new report by the World Bank says Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will require a combination of public health measures and economic management to deal with the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19). It says the LAC is the region hardest hit by the virus, casting a […More]